Downtown Aquarium Houston
Our first time visiting the Downtown Aquarium Houston was pretty fun. There is a lot to be said for going during the off season. We went through the inside exhibits almost completely on our own. There was an Asian guy there by himself and my mom kept having to take pictures of him with stuff, but once we got outside, we were able to ditch him. I was extremely curious why he was there on his own. We later sat behind him on the train ride and talked all through his video recording of the tour. I don’t think he spoke English too well, so it’s kind of funny that we’re rattling off in a foreign language.
The kids had to pick out a favorite creature while there and be able to tell us about it when we got home. They also had to write in their journals the things that they most liked about this day and the things they saw and learned.
There were a lot of built-in photo ops at the Aquarium. I liked the swamp one and Zoe’s face. She’s imitating the sound I make when I want to get her attention for a picture.
Blue Poison Dart Frog
What’s an Aquarium visit without the token silhouette shot?
Seth came face-to-face with a Tarantula!
Sarah demonstrating her ability to follow the rules – touch with one finger only!
I’m not sure how aware Zoe was of the creatures in the petting tank. She just got more and more upset that she couldn’t go in the water.
I took at least twenty pictures of this little tank trying to get a good shot of Dory and Nemo (or is it Marlin?). They just kept swimming, swimming, swimming, swimming… You can see the reflection of my mom’s camera next to mine. We both spent a good three minutes trying to get the perfect shot. This one will do.
Zoe climbed back under the petting tank and then the boys joined her one by one.
Zack and Seth took several pictures with this fake tiger. There was a button on the wall to take the picture, and then the picture was shown on the wall right below. The idea is to buy the picture as it is listed with a reference number. Of course, they milk you for all you’re worth by this exhibit exiting through a gift shop. It was very Disney, only without the crazy pictures of you screaming down Splash Mountain or other ride.
Zoe finally got to touch water at the outside fountain. In fact, we let her go all out ending with us stripping her and sitting her back in the stroller covered by her jeans. We booked it to the car to put her in a nice, dry diaper and her sweatshirt. We also probably broke some public indecency law by letting her naked self get into the fountain at the front entrance while on our way to the car. My mom took that picture, so I don’t have it. Probably best not to post them anyway. I will say that her face was completely lit up when I put her in the fountain and she cried bloody murder when I took her out.
Posted on November 1st, 2009 by trish
Filed under: Family, Haley Kids, Homeschool